The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled a trial court erred in calculating credit for time served but found the record was
insufficient to prove that additional credit time should be awarded for the defendant’s participation in a drug-treatment
program.

The Indiana Supreme Court has granted transfer in two cases, one examining medical malpractice
liability evidence for damages and another examining how Marion County’s mass tort litigation rules impact the overall
goal of orderly and speedy justice in an asbestos case.

Examining both state and national caselaw in an appeal involving an Allen County car crash, the Indiana Court of Appeals has
used a two-part test in determining whether equitable estoppel is available to those filing a claim.

The Notre Dame Legal Clinics are expanding their transactional services to the local business community in January with a
new Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic headed by intellectual property lawyer Jodi Clifford, who joined the
law school this fall.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court can’t serve notice on the home of someone’s parents
if that adult doesn’t live there and expect that to serve as adequate notice for the party to appear in court.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeal wants each federal judge handling multi-district litigation to have the flexibility to choose
between sending parts of unresolved cases back to the original courts or keep those in one jurisdiction, once a final district-level
decision has been made and the time for appeal arrives.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has sided with the trial courts in two cases that have been consolidated in one appeal in determining
that referral and attendance records for truant students were admissible at trial under the state’s business records
exception.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Melvin Simon’s widow, finding that it doesn’t have
jurisdiction to remove a Hamilton Superior judge from the case involving the late mall-magnate’s estate valued at more
than $2 billion.

The Indiana Supreme Court decided Thursday that the period within the general statute of limitations controls the limitation
period when a medical provider may seek payment of outstanding bills for authorized treatment to an employer’s worker.
The justices came to that conclusion after finding the Worker’s Compensation Act is silent on what the applicable limitation
period is for this matter.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court denial of a man’s motion to dismiss, rejecting his argument
that being reprimanded by the United States Army precludes him from prosecution for the same offense.

The Terre Haute City Court and clerk will demonstrate for the public the new Odyssey case management system at 2:30 p.m. Nov.
21 in Terre Haute City Court, City Hall, 17 Harding Ave. Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr. will join local
court officials to answer questions about the system and show the public how it works.

Jan Aikman Dickson, the wife of Indiana Justice Brent E. Dickson, will be inducted into the Warren E. Burger Society Friday.
Membership in this society honors those who have shown a commitment to improving the administration of justice through service
or support to the National Center for State Courts.

If an agreement between the members of Congress passes, Legal Services Corp. will see its budget reduced by 14 percent. The
U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee had previously proposed cutting it by 17 percent.

Tackling an issue of first impression, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded that an arbitration provision in a loan agreement
from a payday loan provider is null and void on the grounds of impossibility because the arbitrator named in the document
is no longer available.

The Indiana Supreme Court suspended a Logansport attorney for one year because he routinely allowed his secretary to prepare
and sign his name on bankruptcy petitions and other court documents, including one petition that she mistakenly filed in the
wrong District.